On this edition of In the Mix, we are taking a deep dive into the legendary sounds of June 1966 with a pure, uninterrupted countdown of the UK Top 40 on this week 60 years ago. The mid-60s pop landscape was unmatched for its snappy, sub-three-minute masterpieces, allowing us to squeeze the entire chart into a spectacular two-hour broadcast window (with a couple of bonus tracks at the end). Alongside heavyweights like Bob Dylan, The Yardbirds, and The Animals, this week’s replay features some incredibly rare, hard-to-find gems of the era—including Paul & Barry Ryan’s elusive mod-pop tracker I Love Her.
This was a monumental week in music history, capturing a fierce chart battle as we find out whether Frank Sinatra holds onto the top spot with Strangers in the Night, or whether the crown is taken by The Beatles new single Paperback Writer. Without the talk, we let the music do the storytelling, sweeping through iconic mid-60s mod-pop, blazing soul, and early psychedelic rock classics from The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, and Ike & Tina Turner.
Broadcast 19 June 2026
Tracklist
- Edwin Starr — Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) — The Hits Of Edwin Starr
- The Walker Brothers — Twinkle-lee (Gary Walker 6-1966) — The Singles+
- Paul And Barry Ryan — I Love Her — Single
- Herman's Hermits — This Door Swings Both Ways — The Very Best Of Herman's Hermits
- Chris Farlowe — Out Of Time - Original (Original Mono) — Chris Farlowe's Yesterday's Papers
- Twice As Much — Sittin' On A Fence - Original — Twice As Much's Sittin' On A Fence
- Joy Marshall — The More I See You — There's No Stopping Us Now - The Female Mod's Forgotten Story
- David Garrick — Lady Jane — Best of the Essential Years: David Garrick
- The Chiffons — Sweet Talkin' Guy — The Chiffons Absolutely The Best!
- Frank Ifield — No One Will Ever Know — The Best Of The EMI Years
- Roy C — Shotgun Wedding — Single
- Roy Orbison — Lana — The Essential Roy Orbison
- Georgie Fame, The Blue Flames — Getaway — 20 Beat Classics
- Bob Dylan — Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 — Blonde On Blonde
- The Lovin' Spoonful — Daydream
- MANFRED MANN — Pretty Flamingo
- James Brown, The Famous Flames — It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World — It's A Man's Man's Man's World
- Simon & Garfunkel — I Am a Rock — Sounds Of Silence
- Wayne Fontana — Come on Home — The Best of Wayne Fontana
- Small Faces — Hey Girl — The Decca Years 1965 - 1967
- Frankie Valli, The Four Seasons — Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) — The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons
- The Hollies — Bus Stop — The Air That I Breathe - The Very Best of the Hollies
- Mark Knopfler — Going Home: Theme of the Local — Local Hero
- Tom Jones — Once There Was A Time — Hide & Seek (The Lost Collection)
- Sandie Shaw — Nothing Comes Easy — The Very Best Of
- The Beach Boys — Sloop John B — Pet Sounds (Original Mono & Stereo Mix)
- The Troggs — Wild Thing
- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, Tich — Hideaway — The Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
- Ken Dodd — Promises — Single
- The Rolling Stones — Paint It, Black — Hot Rocks 1964-1971
- Gene Pitney — Nobody Needs Your Love — Very Best of Gene Pitney (Remastered)
- The Yardbirds — Over Under Sideways Down — Roger the Engineer
- The Merseys — Sorrow — Single
- Ike & Tina Turner — River Deep - Mountain High — River Deep-Mountain High
- Cilla Black — Don't Answer Me — Completely Cilla (1963-1973)
- The Animals — Don’t Bring Me Down — Retrospective
- The Kinks — Sunny Afternoon — Face to Face (Deluxe)
- Percy Sledge — When a Man Loves a Woman
- The Mamas & The Papas — Monday, Monday — If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
- The Beatles — Paperback Writer — Revolver (Super Deluxe)
- Frank Sinatra — Strangers In The Night — Strangers In The Night (Expanded Edition)
- The Rascals — Good Lovin — The Big Chill Original Soundtrack
- Shades Of Blue — Oh How Happy — Happiness Is Shades of Blue
- The Capitols — Cool Jerk — Best 60's
- Frank Mills — Music Box Dancer
